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International Association for Social ScienceInformation Services and Technology –IASSISTAn international organisation ofprofessionals working with IT anddata services to support research andteaching in the social sciences. Its320 members work in a variety ofsettings, including data archives,statistical agencies, research centers,libraries, academic departments,government departments, and non-profit organisations.

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BenefitsIdentify data infrastructures and resources from Spanish& Portuguese speaking countries to further theestablishment of collaborative data networks.Reach out to Spanish/Portuguese speaking academic andsupport communities that could benefit from the existingnetwork of expertise, guidance and knowledge that is theIASSIST community

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IASSISTHalf of respondents knew of IASSISTPerceived benefits that IASSIST can offer:• Information about data support / data libraries• Basic skills to handle social science data• Links to free social science data resources• Data analysis and visualisation tools• Tools to manage and share research data• A peer to peer support network• Access to IASSIST online facilities• Help to raise awareness and share knowledge about RDM issues (remove duplication of effort)

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In addition to conductingsimilar scoping exercises inPortugal & Latin-AmericaThe Latin EngagementAction Group have come upwith a number of outreachactivities aimed at supportingdata professionals fromSpanish and Portuguesespeaking educational institutions, namely:Participation in Research Data Management Webinars forSpanish/Portuguese data specialistsPreparation of a Latin-American session in next IASSIST annual conferencein collaboration with outreach committeeSpanish and Portuguese translation of the main pages of the IASSIST site

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EDINA & Data Library (EDL)• EDINA and University Data Library (EDL) together are a division within Information Services of the University of Edinburgh.• EDINA is a JISC-funded National Data Centre providing national online resources for education and research.• The Data Library assists Edinburgh University users in the discovery, access, use and management of research datasets.

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EDINA National Data Centre• Mission statement: “..to enhance the productivity of research, learning and teaching in UK higher and further education..”• Networked access to a range of online resources for UK FE and HE• Services free at the point of use for use by staff and students in learning, teaching and research through institutional subscription• Focus is on service but also undertake R&D (projects services) • delivers about 20 online services • has about 10 major projects (including services in development) • employs about 75 staff (Edinburgh & St Helens)

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What is a Data Library?A data library refers to both thecontent and the services thatfoster use of collections ofnumeric, audio-visual, textualor geospatial data sets forsecondary use in research.Focus on re-use of data re-

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Edinburgh DataShareAn online institutional repository of multi-disciplinaryresearch datasets produced at the University ofEdinburgh, hosted by the Data LibraryResearchers producing research data associated with apublication, or which has potential use for otherresearchers, can upload their dataset for sharing andsafekeeping. A persistent identifier and suggested citationwill be provided.DataShare is a customised DSpaceinstance with a selectionof standards-compliant metadatafields useful for discovery ofdatasets, through Google andother search engines via OAI-PMH.

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A decision making andplanning tool forinstitutions with digitalrepositories in existence orin development that areconsidering adding researchdata to their digital collectionsDownloadable as PDF

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Championed by Vice-Principal & Chief Information Officer Professor Jeff Haywood the policy for management of research data was approved by the University Court on 16 May, 2011. Along with University of Oxford, the first RDM policies in the UK “The University adopts the following policy on Research Data Management. It is acknowledged that this is an aspirational policy, and that implementation will take some years.”* Quote from University of Edinburgh website 21

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University Research Data Management Policy In spring 2010, a review commenced at the University of Edinburgh to address the issue of managing the rapidly expanding volume and complexity of data produced by researchers. The Review was overseen by the IT & Library Committee and had twin tracks to look at Research Data Storage, and Data Management, Curation and Preservation. The Review looked at current practice in the University and assessed current practice in peer universities and internationally Review Committee responsible for drafting policy to support the University’s mission for ‘the creation, dissemination and curation of knowledge’

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The 10 Policy Principles1. Research data will be managed to the highest standards throughout the research data lifecycle as part of the University’s commitment to research excellence.2. Responsibility for research data management through a sound research data management plan during any research project or programme lies primarily with Principal Investigators (PIs).3. All new research proposals must include research data management plans or protocols that explicitly address data capture, management, integrity, confidentiality, retention, sharing and publication.4. The University will provide training, support, advice and where appropriate guidelines and templates for the research data management and research data management plans.5. The University will provide mechanisms and services for storage, backup, registration, deposit and retention of research data assets in support of current and future access, during and after completion of research projects.

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6. Any data which is retained elsewhere, for example in an international data service or domain repository should be registered with the University.7. Research data management plans must ensure that research data are available for access and re-use where appropriate and under re- appropriate safeguards.8. The legitimate interests of the subjects of research data must be protected.9. Research data of future historical interest, and all research data that represent records of the University, including data that substantiate research findings, will be offered and assessed for deposit and retention in an appropriate national or international data service or domain repository, or a University repository.10. Exclusive rights to reuse or publish research data should not be handed over to commercial publishers or agents without retaining the rights to make the data openly available for re-use, unless this is a condition of funding.

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Next StepsIS Implementation group establishedLed by Director, Library and CollectionsResearch Data Management PolicyImplementation ProjectWorking group was set up to define aresearch data storage strategyVice Principal has promised a half terabyteper researcher, storage

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Why manage Data Deluge – exponential growth in the volume of digital research artifactsresearch data? created within academia Data management is one of the essential areas of responsible conduct of research. By managing your data you will: • Meet funding body grant requirements. • Ensure research integrity and replication. • Ensure research data and records are accurate, complete, authentic and reliable. • Increase your research efficiency. • Enhance data security and minimise the risk of data loss. • Prevent duplication of effort by enabling others to use your data.

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Project overviewGrounded in three disciplinarycontexts: social science, clinicalpsychology and geoscienceAim was to develop onlineinteractive open learningresources for PhD students andearly career researchers that will: • Raise awareness of the key issues related to research data management & contribute to culture change • Provide guidelines for good practice

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MANTRA dissemination Image courtesy of the periodic table printmaking project – http://azuregrackle.com/periodictable/table/58.html• Deposit learning materials with an open licence in JorumOpen and Xpert• Learning materials to be embedded in three participating postgraduate programmes and made available through IAD programme for use by all postgraduate students and early career researchers: This academic year• Public Website launch: http://datalib.edina.ac.uk/MANTRA• Download/re-brand/re-purpose materials from JorumOpen in standards compliants formats (forthcoming)• Software modules – data handling practicals (MS Word)